Card-ledger tray



- Sept. 2, 1930. J. R. CLARK QARD LEDGER TRAY 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 7. 1928 Filed 'Nov. 7. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2.

Sept. 2, 1930. J. R. CLARK 1,774,914

' CARD LEDGER TRAY Filed Nov. '7. 1928 a Sheets-Sheet s gfzuerdar James 1%, Game,

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1 a .Anobject is to provide a card Patented Sept. 2 1930 NI TPA E GLARQQFROCHEMER, NEW YORK, essrelvon To xnwmm 'ea manned. i

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; Application filed flovember 7,1925. Serial 1 fo."3 17,863. I

if This invention relates to a tvpe of filing appliance-adapted for filing loose leaves used in accounting practice," and known commer cially as ledger card trays. a 1 i w a tray inwhich the leaves offset, that"is,"may:.be placed out I of alignment with theirema'ining lea'vesin"0r der that the olfsetleaves may be rechecked after entries have been made.

having anlabutment pl'ate for theleaves which I may be readily locked: in compressed.

desired: Y

J A further objectiis topr'ovide a simple and efficient device forpositionin'ga; follower or compressor plate in the, card'gtr'ay: t

positionand readily released and tilted when" A further ob'ect isto -provideanextnsible r I crease the unevenness of the stack of leaves.

laterali stop bar 1 for; aligning'-. leavesof. the

ing 'it in its ia'lternatep'ositionsr Other objects and advantagesof 'thefinven- 7 tion willappear intheffollowing description of an embodiment of my..-invention. g; I lnthe drawing? 7.. V f Fig. 1 is a plan view ofyiny cardtray; f: 7 Fig.2iis a Vertical transverse section taken I on line 2-2 of Fig.1

- Fig. '3 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 3+3 of Fig. 1;

"on the line 44 of Fig, 1'; v

Fig.5 is a fragmentary verticallong tudinal section taken on the line 5 .-5' of Fig.4;

1 Fig. 6 is a vertical transverse section taken on-theline'gfiefiof Fig. -1-;rand v Fig. '7. is a fragmentary .side elevation showing. the retaining bar ina-sectiontaken.

on line 7 -7-of.Fig. 2. r r "Referring'tothe drawings, a .tray 1lconsists of a base plateyl2, endwalls 13-and-14:-,

adapted to be filed in the tray aresuppforted :A further objectisto providea cardrecord, having a simplemechanism forlockg I Fig. 4 is a vertical transversesection'taken on these A layeri10 of frictional material 'such'as cork is attached to the sur- I faces 17.51116. 18 to'provide' a nonslidingfcon-i tact for the lower edges of the leaves. The

line of contact of the leaves with the layer-I10 tln' 'sforms inf, effecta pivotal axis for the leavesnabout whichtliey areturned 'in 'ithe' smooth-surface isvused the. lower edges;rest-, ingvthereon slide about "promiscuously and edges are unevenly spaced ,Whenthe leaves tend to disarrange'the upper edges-and make 3 I them uneven due to the fact that, ifthe lower are tilted and restingagainstjeach other, the I 8 upper; edges will'rise to uneven heights. Also the edges'of adjacent leaves and further in- Ithas been found thattheprovision of africtional cork's'urface maintains the leavesinan.

ing theedgesof the leaves. v w. 4 .The surfaces 17 and 18are provided at the forward end'of the'tray 'with ap'ertures 1'9 "asmooth surface frequently permits the low-V I er edges of some of the leaves to'slideundere' l r I and QlthI'OilgliWhiCh projectionsj 22 ojfan 5 projectionsn22 which extends through the surfaces 17 and 18 isl'bent to prevent the abut- The forward wall 13 extends, higher han the wall 15. Its .upper portion is; given-a cylindrical roll 24: in which arod 25 is'pivotabutment plate 23 extend.v The portion of the 7 all'y supported; 1 Theends of rod 25 areat ing fslots 28in lateralffianges- 29 extending from the abutment plate 23. When the abut right-angles to "the body portion, fo'rming, :arms 26 whichhave ofisetiportions 27 engag l v l V j'ment plate-23 is inthe position shown in full? lines in-.F ig.i3,:it will be looked imposition by the arms '26, since the force exerted bythe abutment plate will be in the direction of the pivot point of the rod 25. To ti-ltthe abuta inent plateto the dotted line position, arms portions 27 in slots '28.;

'26 are swung upwardly, sliding the offset ,A. channel member 31 having a pair ofin- "wardly' extending flanges 32 is located bechannel anideare held-therein"bylthepfiaznges' 32, allowing the support to be moved longifollower plate andbending them'perpendicular to the plane of the plate. The plate 36 is p'ivotally tween supporting surfaces 17 and 18 and serves as a guide or trackfor a support 34 which carries a follower plate'36. The lower portion of support3-l carries a pair of shoes v33 which are-slidably' mounted-within the tudinal lyr along th'e channel. The p g plate36 has ajpairof'ears37'which are formed 'by severing 'portions of the material er the attached to the support. 8 L by .a' pin 38 which extends through ears 37 and flanges 89 of the support. A channel-shaped leverjl isp'ivotally mounted: on the support: 34L -hy -'znieans;of 2lPiIl 4l2 wIid$S1 V8QtO clamp-ionunclampthe supportpalong the channel, LBVBIgdldlQS IL pair yof cam surfaces 43 :which -ridelupon flanges'32 and are resiliently heldii'zncontact V with the -fla nges by' -a spring 44 operating the lev'er to clamp' -the'flanges between shoes 33 'and' the cam surfaces A? of lever: 4-1. By moving lever 41 (forwardly toward: the sup:

port thercam surfaces are releasedffromthe flanges'i32 kan dallow support 34 to be. moved to any desiredl location to position the stollower: plate 36." I When'. lever 41: is released, spring A tiengagesl thee cani surfaces. .43 atwiith the fla nges' 32 and maintains the; support in a ffiKed p0sifii011. 7

The: right si de wall. of: the tray :is :open except tor tapering .portions' 13 .1 and ltoo'f .spe'ctively; sTo retain 'the-loosefleaves in. the

" tray: against lateral; displacement, I provide a have along the'open'right sidel of thetray.

' The bar,51 iscarried =byi alfpairnofuarmss52 bent therefrom which iproj ect through'iaper- Each awn- 52: isheld in-slidablelengagement with the corresponding end walls 13, 114 by a flange attached to the latterand {Overlap-ping thei former.- iTh'eengagement-ot the flanges with thearms is. loose enough to 1per- 'm it :a slight rocking movement; of the arms. This penmitsftheashoulders 5t=or 55 ingthe avms -52itoL engagema ledge 56,. itormingithe lower part of the aperture,v for-locking the bar in position. When the. ledge 56. is. inf engagement with: the outer shouldeu55g the :bar

wiill bel-looked'in alignment Withthe-plane ofif the side of the. tray. -Whenl the: iledgezengages the inner shoulder 54 the bar i will be locked in its extendedposition.

. 'O'fi'set projections 58 st: theiiinneruend iof the arms' SQengage the'endsof thefianges. 53 to prevent com plete -withdrawal of the 1 arms. The loose -leaves filed within the: tray are normally compressed 'betweenflthe' plates-.23

431163236when'the' tray is not in usetofexelude light: and dust from the leaves. 'NVhen entries are to be made on the leaves, thesupport .734 is moved back, allovwing the plnteu o. to

a* wallladioining. the end walls 13 2 and l iuretilt into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 and permitting the leaves to recline against plate 36. lhe arms 26 are then swung upwardly, allowing the plate 23 to be tilted forward into the dotted-line position. ()n account of the corlr surface on the supportingi'surfaces 1T and18, the lower edges of the leaves will retain the same position which they occupied when compressed between the "plates. The leaves maynow be inspectedand tilted forwardly one by oneor ingroups and supported against the plate 23. After an entry is made, the leaf may be I. ofisetlaterally. ontof. alignment with the rest of the leaves and against the bar 51 which has I previously been extended. zLeaves .on Wll-lCllillIlO; entry 1 is; :made,= of. course, are: not ofiset. .iAfter flllnQf the-entries have-been made the offset leaves. maybe.- readilydound for recheclringwand are v necessarily. returned tofltheircoriginal:position. Tllhetbartl-then is. moved inwardly engaging; ledges 156 with shoulders 55 and locking-the bar ins-position.

nil-laying described theinature. and embodiment of; my invention, what I. desire to secure by :United Statesilietters Patent-is as .1301- lows: v I

1. In a posting tray, a container for aplurality :01. loose leaves; one side. of said con-e tainerrbeingsopen, a movable bar positioned across theopenasideaa :pairof inwardly-.-extendingnnms carrying said bar; a .fia-ngef attached teeach ofthe endwalls forming a supporting; guide for. the 'arms,: and. means .for locking the bar in its normal position or in its extended position.

t2elnuaposting. tray, container; for a plurality ofloo'se': leaves, one side. of said 'contamer belng open, a IHOVa'blGJbEILPOSItIOIM-Bd carrying said.-bar, each provided with'a notch and a shoulder in its lowerv edge, a flange attached to each. of the endwallsdorming a supporting guide for thezarmsgsaidrarms extending throughapertures in aportion of the side wall of t-hecontainen and adapted. to

for thearmsiof. thezbar, said arms. havingian ofiset portiontor engaging; the flanges. to lim- 113 the movement-10f; the bar.

4. In a card tray a case havlng an'open side,

'a ..:bar normally 5 extending:'- across said side his: position adjacent 1tl1e'.-case,. an :arm supiport ngzthe bar, sa1d= armrhavln-g portlons cooperating with: a portion of the: case to. lock thei bar' in: its normal: position,.:or .ina .posi- 130 tion extended horizen'ta-lly and spaced from thecase.

5. In a 'card tray a ease havinga plnrality I of walls and an open side, the end of the walls adjacent the open side being turned a shoi't distancein theplane of the open side to form a reinforcement for said walls, a bar normally extending across the open side in a po sition adjacent the 'case and parallel therewith, and supporting means for said bar adapted to permitlateral subst'antiallyhori- 'zontal movement thereof. a I

In Witness whereof, I hereunto, siibscribe 'myname this 20th day of October, 1928. 1

- 0 t JAMES RCLARK. 

